Wednesday, January 30, 2013

On twitter, I mentioned that there were some blog posts I needed to write. This will be the first of those.

"Why are they being so stupid" - Coworker 1, about customers IIRC

"Utilize is like use with a top hat and a monocle" - Me
We just finished going through our self-appraisal performance review documentation that contributes to if we receive promotions. People throw a ton of manager speak and buzzwords into them because you need to if you want a chance of promotion. 'Utilize' is one that is often thrown in that doesn't really add anything though.

"[Coworker 2], your build is failing harder than Lindsey Lohan at a sobriety checkpoint" - Coworker 3
Some automated application builds were failing over and over and over again.

These are just the gems that managed to make it on our dry-erase boards at work. There have been plenty more. I will also give a shout out to or office mascot, Humphrey the Dog. Coworker 1 accidentally set him off in the middle of the office around lunch time. There was much scrambling to muffle the sound. We also have a Tribble in the office that makes noise when touched/moved. We have toyed with the idea of strapping Humphrey to the Tribble and then setting him off. Obviously, we wouldn't be able to do that with other people in the office.

Other blog posts I need to write:
Tragedy and Gun Control Part II
Annual Performance Reviews or How I Learned to Hate Myself by Using Buzzwords (working title)